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Gov't gets 'F' for VAT implementation

The Government is losing the public relations battle over Value-Added Tax (VAT) through its “cloak and dagger” tactics, a leading businessman warning yesterday he had to believe the Nassau Institute study’s conclusions in the absence of other evidence.

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NPBA: Giants squash Marines 132-73

THE New Providence Basketball Association ended the first segment of its season on a high note with a pair of marquee matchups Saturday night at the DW Davis Gymnasium. The league reopens play on January 3.

China State now jeopardising the Bahamas’ future

A STATEMENT made by the Chinese Embassy in Nassau in January 2011, brushed off America’s growing concerns — revealed in cables released by WikiLeaks – that developments such as Baha Mar would “leave The Bahamas indebted to Chinese interests for years to come”.

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Jonquel Jones posts double double in win

JONQUEL Jones returned to the court for the Connecticut Sun for the first time in 582 days and delivered a pair of dominant performances in wins for her team on WNBA opening weekend.

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'Phenomenal': Carnival's extra $100m to drive 5.5m GB cruise tourism surge

Carnival's extra $100m investment to double the volume of ships its new port can handle will lead a cruise-driven 5.5m visitor surge to Grand Bahama in 2028, it was revealed yesterday.

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THE New Providence Basketball Association kicked off the other half of its playoff series on Wednesday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with the defending champions, Commonwealth Bank Giants, and the PJ Stingers winning the John Archer divisional double header.

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50% sales mark Serene progress

A LUXURY gated community in western New Providence is 50 per sold on its first phase, a marketing executive told Tribune Business yesterday, with the developer eying the completion of an upscale clubhouse by month’s end.

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Two more years for Longley as Chief Justice

CHIEF Justice Sir Hartman Longley will continue as the country’s top judge for another two years, an announcement from the Cabinet Office confirmed yesterday.

Balmoral to feature $100m in real estate

The Balmoral’s developer yesterday said the project would be completed in six months, estimating that it will contain $100 million worth of real estate at full build-out.

Canada basketball: Bahamians set for tip-off this weekend

BAHAMIAN basketball players at Canada’s U Sports and CSAA levels will tip off regular season play this weekend after impressive showings on the exhibition circuit.

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ACTIVTRADES: The faster the better - some things never change

In the distant year of 490BC a Greek messenger raced from Marathon, the site where a Greek army had just fought and beaten the invading Persians, to Athens, more than 25 miles away, to deliver the good news. Many centuries later, in 1896, this feat w

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McCartney and Stampeders in CFL playoffs as the top overall seed

KARL McCartney and the Calgary Stampeders will head into the Canadian Football League playoffs as the top overall seed and will host a playoff game.

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PM hopes Baha Mar will open by winter

PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday he was optimistic that Baha Mar developers, China Construction America and the Export-Import Bank of China will reach a resolution on their issues allowing the $3.5b project to reach completion to hopefully get the property open for the winter tourist season in November.

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Government urged to intervene over GB electricity costs

A Freeport- based attorney said yesterday that “deficiencies” in Grand Bahama Power Company’s (GBPC) metering and billing practices were “not surprising”, and called on the Government to get involved in the matter.

Food security needs additional 'real steps'

The Bahamas Light Industries Development Council (BLIDC) says other “real steps that need to be taken” besides creating a Food Security Task Force to help spur local production. Karla Wells-Lisgaris, the Council’s vice-president, responding to the p

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Don’t be capital markets ‘follower’, Bahamas is urged

The Bahamas must focus on “leading capital market developments in the Caribbean” and stop being a follower, an investment bank chief is urging.

House dispute erupts over controversial water plant

A dispute erupted in the House of Assembly yesterday over a troubled New Providence wastewater treatment plant that the new administration is pledging to finish “in the shortest possible time”.

House dispute erupts over controversial water plant

A dispute erupted in the House of Assembly yesterday over a troubled New Providence wastewater treatment plant that the new administration is pledging to finish “in the shortest possible time”.

$2 billion Gov’t spend ‘doesn’t bode well’

The Government will miss its original goal of eliminating the GFS fiscal deficit by the upcoming 2015-2016 Budget year, amid warnings that its near-$2 billion recurrent spending “doesn’t bode well” for hitting its revised targets.

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NHI’s $130m price tag ‘just govt's exposure’

The Minister of Health has confirmed that the much-touted $100m-$130m price tag for National Health Insurance (NHI) only covers “the government’s exposure” to the scheme.